Event Management Service (EMS) Analyzer Manual

Command Descriptions
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ALIAS
number
if positive, is the line number of the command line to be displayed. If negative, the
current command-line number minus number is the line number of the command
line to be displayed.
character-string
is the first few characters of the command line to be displayed. The most recent
command line whose first characters match the string is displayed.
Considerations
•
If you use a question mark (?) alone, the previous command is displayed. The
question mark (?) alone is the same as ? -1.
•
If you specify a negative number and the associated command line is no longer in
the history buffer, you get an error message. The history buffer of command lines is
1024 bytes in length.
•
The question mark (?) command does not increment the command-line number in
the EMS Analyzer prompt. The display of command line numbers in the prompt is
controlled by the SETPROMPT command.
•
The question mark (?) command can be issued only by an interactive user.
•
The question mark (?) command cannot be followed by another command on the
same line.
Examples
ALIAS
The ALIAS command enables you to abbreviate commands or the beginning of
commands. If the name of an alias is encountered at the beginning of a line, EMS
Analyzer expands it to its associated text. You can use an alias name within a line if you
precede the alias name with a hyphen and terminate it with a special character (a
comma, period, back slash, semicolon, or end of line). Alias names can appear within
the text associated with other aliases.
-> INFO DISTRIBUTOR $Z123
-> STATUS DISTRIBUTOR $Z123
.
.
.
-> ?INF
INFO DISTRIBUTOR $Z123
->
ALIAS [ /OUT file-spec/ ] [ identifier [ text ] ] [ wildcard
]